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· 4/7/1992

Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. Armstrong

Citations

  • 604 A.2d 47
  • 326 Md. 107
  • 1992 Md. LEXIS 50

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that a non-settling defendant is protected by that fact that “[t]he amount recoverable from the non-settling defendant plus the amount recoverable from the settling defendant cannot exceed the plaintiff’s verdict.”
  • proper to instruct jury “that damages were not to be awarded merely for pleural plaques or pleural thickening”
  • remand for a new trial on punitive damages, at which the “plaintiffs will be required to prove their entitlement to punitive damages”
  • discovery rule “applicable to civil actions generally”

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Judges: Chasanow

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